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When Is a Pay-to-Play Game Gambling?

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As of relatively recently, gambling was generally prohibited in the United States. You could visit a casino in places like Las Vegas, participate in some state lotteries, and buy tickets for charitable raffles, but options...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2024

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The NCAA and the Power 5 conferences have told a CA federal judge that the “highly varied and diverse ways” schools compensated athletes after the 2021 Alston Supreme Court decision make it implausible to certify the class...more

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March Madness - a Sports Fan’s Dream, a Nightmare for Employee Productivity

Millions of college sports fans and alumni each year tune in to watch the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments, referred to as “March Madness.”...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024 #4

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The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through performance-enhancing drugs received a three-month prison sentence. Federal prosecutors used the...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024

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A Long Island medical biller was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday after being convicted of bilking over $600 million from insurance companies through fraudulent billing submissions and impersonating NBA star Marcus...more

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Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - December 2023

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A state appellate court’s ruling that “Pennsylvania Skill Games” aren’t illegal gambling could have repercussions for the state’s legal gambling industry, enforcers hunting illegal gambling machines, and “skill games”...more

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Understanding the NCAA’s New Gambling Guidelines: Permanent Bans and Reinstatement Policies

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The world of sports gambling has undergone a transformative shift in recent years, with the widespread legalization of betting in numerous states. The Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling striking down the Professional and Amateur...more

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Alabama Baseball, Iowa Football, and Things Everyone Should Know About Sports Gambling

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Over the past five years, online sports wagering has become commonplace in the United States. DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM have become household names. This is the result of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in...more

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Sports gambling is legal in Ohio. What does this mean for your campus?

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As of January 1, 2023, sports betting is legal in Ohio for both retail and online sportsbooks. Now, anyone over the age of 21 and inside Ohio may place a wager on sports....more

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Beware: Breaking NCAA Rules Could Result In A Visit From the FBI (and Worse)

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College sports in the United States is a cash cow, with billion-dollar television deals, hundred-million dollar apparel deals, and some coaches earning in excess of seven-million dollars annually. This revenue generation has...more

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House Panel Examines Sports Betting in Wake of Court Ruling

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Four months after the Supreme Court struck down a federal law banning states from authorizing sports betting, a House panel Thursday will examine how states are legalizing gambling on football, baseball and other sporting...more

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Supreme Court Bets on Sports Gambling

Paving the way for legalized gambling—and advertising for the industry—the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in a challenge involving the state of New Jersey....more

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Is it a Gamble for Employers to Permit Office Pools During March Madness?

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The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans will bet a total of $10.4 billion on March Madness brackets, pools and contests this year, an increase of approximately 13% from last year. While estimates vary, some...more

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Don’t bet the farm on March (legal) Madness

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March is upon us, which means spring is near and the sweet smell of tournament brackets will soon fill the air. For many, the month is synonymous with March Madness, the NCAA’s annual tournament that crown’s college...more

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Is it a Gamble for Employers to Permit Office Pools During March Madness?

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The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans will bet a total of $9.2 billion on March Madness brackets, pools and contests this year, an increase of approximately $200 million from last year. While estimates...more

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The Final Four – Do Employers Care?

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Much time will be spent this week in person and online trying to make money on the NCAA tournament. There’s the blog hook for today. Online technology, and social media in particular, have made it much easier for employees to...more

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Garçon to FanDuel: Check please!

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What are a veteran NFL player’s name, image, and likeness worth in the burgeoning (but recently beleaguered-by-lawsuits) daily fantasy sports gaming industry? NFL wide receiver Pierre Garçon’s putative class action lawsuit...more

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“Surviving” the Madness: Are Paid-Entry Survivor Contests Legal?

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The field is set, the brackets are in, and the players are ready. Welcome to March Madness, also known as America’s Least Productive Month. And much to the NCAA’s chagrin, it’s also peak gambling season—the American Gaming...more

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Does March Madness = Workplace Madness? Some Thoughts on the Legality of NCAA Bracket Pools, the Tournament’s Effect on the...

With the Olympics now behind us (were they ever in front of us?), this time of year usually marks the sports netherworld between the Super Bowl and the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, which is better known as...more

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